The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-11-25
The EgiS &Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, November %, 1887.
To the Republicans OrHarrord Go.


perylsion OF Edwin II. Webster, who "a.
sumcs to be the leader of the Republican
party OF the county, during the recent cam
pEign, simply because IchOse to oppose Web
str son for the office of States Attorney
In utter violation of decent party usage
made several unmanly personal attacks upon
me ia the slanderous columns of that paper
| convicted its editor OF deliberately lying
and garbiug telegram TO give color To the
lie. SmartIug under the disgrace of that
Conviction and too unmanly and cowardly TO
resent my personal denunciation of him, the
petty malice ofthe creature and his advisers
was vented and made manifest by the publ
cation of one of the articles from the Times as
an advertisement in the columns of the Balti-
more daily american. OfcOurse this was done
To injure me personally with the Republicans
OF this State Thank God, need no certif-
cate of my Republicansm from the creature
who edits the Times, or the political tramps
who surround and encourage him. BY that
publication, no matter who advised it or paid
for it, considering the malice that suggested
ii, uninaness reached its lowest level.
Not content with that humanity exhibition,
in the issue of that paper following the cleo
ton, alter the bat!le h.d been fought and
wun for Wehsters brilIlnnt son, the same
dry sheet renewed its personal attack upon
me-. Personal politics in this county, SO far
AS know, was unknown until Webster i'm
ported and set up in our midst the miserable
hiIeliuG who edits his paper. Since its cstaI-
lshmcnt nearly every man OF prominence in
the county, save and except the little clique
that surrounds its chief director, has been
vlIiied aud traducrd in its columns The
manliness of the people in Hartford will not,
! trust, much longer silently tolerate the
slauderuuS and disgraccful course of TINT
pnpcr
But the object OF this paper, fellow Repub-
licars is to call your attention. to the follow
ing pregnant facts for your honest, thought
full consideration:
In 1876 The Republicans cast 9 ,O52 votes
for the Republican candidate for President.
During the four following years the party
managers were energetic, active and uggres-
syG Meetings were held all over the cuun-
ty the principles of the party were intei-
gently discussed and every legitimate effort
mmde to increase the Republican vote. In
1880, 2,41G votes were cast for Garfield the
Republican candidate for President, an actual
gain of over 400 votes in four year, Later
nH ! will show you that the party strength
has not been increased fifty votes since 1890
In 1880 Edwin H. Webster, who for four
teen years had been actively identified with
the Democratic party, picked up his political
traps and trampcd into the Republican camp
Fourteen years before, while holding the
highest and most lucrative Federal Office in
the State, under the Republican party, and
at II critical and doubtful crisis in the party's
life in like manner he had picked up his
political traps and tramped into the Demo
cratic camp. Two years after his cold-bloo
ed deSertion Of the Republican party, on the
eve of that great struggle, not only for party
ascrndancy, but to secure the results OF four
years Of dreadful war, when Grant and Col
fax led the Republican hosts, and Seymour
ud Blair held aoft the Democratic banner,
i'll holding the same Office under the Repub-
can party, he used this offensive language
towards our great commander aud the noble
statesmen who surrounded and supported
him: II SO abhor the principles of the pres
cnt radical managers that will vote for any
body To defeat them" Ard he voted for Sew
mour and Blair and b antly professed to vote
the Democratic ticket down to 1880 when.
unsolicited and unasked, he tramped into the
Republican camp. lie had scarcely laid
down his political grip-saci lit was very
light, for it contained only a few weather
beaten so-caled principles peculiarly adapt
ed to any cline, race, color or "previous
condition of servtude") before he demanded
substantial recognition. He was nominated
for Congress The smile OF satisfied greed
had hardly faded from his checks when he
demanded money for use in his congressional
campaign. Upon has solemn promise that lie |
WOHW certainly carry LIS district, tie COHqJes.
&tOHdI Committee, at Washington gape linn TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS. A few days thereafter
he camored for more money The same
committee added EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS
10 its first contribution Still unsatistied and
cnmoriug for more, the Republican State
Committee contributed FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS; and private contributions, including
one from the employees OF the Baltimore Gus |
tom house, swelled the aggregate amount of |
the contributions he received to about FIVE |
THOUSAND DOLLARS, about THREE THOUSAND
OF which sum was spent In Hartford county.
call your thoughtful attention to the fol |
lowing figures, showing the result of his cam
paign for Congress against j. Fred. c. Tai |
hot, in which the money above detailed was
spent:
CARROLL COUNTY.
Hancock, Democratic candidate for
President. received. votes |
Talbot, for Congress. ................3,4i
Tabott's loss on Hancock's vote..... As
Garfield, Republican candidate Tor
Webster, candidate for Congress .....3l56
W.bStcr's grain on Garfcld's vote. Is Il"
rom huhdIea dollars werc sent to this county by |
Webster.
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